Karen Donohue is a W. P. Carey Distinguished Chair and a professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. She is an expert in behavioral operations and sustainable supply chain management. Her research examines methods for coordinating inventory and distribution decisions across supply chains and means to align supply chain activities to support more sustainable outcomes. She draws on a number of different methodologies in her research including stochastic modeling, game theory, empirical methods, and behavioral economics. Professor Donohue’s research is often conducted in concert with partners from industry and governmental organizations, with recent examples including 3M, Best Buy, MNTap, and Medtronic. Her early research was funded through an NSF Career Award. She holds BA degrees in mathematics and economics from St. Olaf College, and MS and PhD degrees in industrial engineering and management science from Northwestern University. She previously held faculty positions at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
